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New LR owners....do you think they go offroad?
« on: March 11, 2010, 21:36:49 »
Simple question  :evil:

Discuss  :shock:
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Re: New LR owners....do you think they go offroad?
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2010, 22:06:19 »
Have a look on disco3.co.uk or disco4.co.uk , you will see plenty  of people spending money on off road add ons and taking them off roading   :lol:
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Re: New LR owners....do you think they go offroad?
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2010, 23:08:19 »
No never.


Both of them are on D3 or D4.
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Re: New LR owners....do you think they go offroad?
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2010, 09:39:35 »
I read somewhere that a much higher proportion of new owners are taking their vehicles off the black top!

Certainly round here, there are very few road warriors!
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Re: New LR owners....do you think they go offroad?
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2010, 10:09:18 »
dunno, the whole LR USA  advertising campaign is prompting only on road use and how sitting in a LR is the best place to be on a dark rainy night or other road extremes, there is no hint that customers could aspire to leaving the asphalt.
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Re: New LR owners....do you think they go offroad?
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2010, 14:54:44 »
My borther in law has jsut bought a Range Rover Sport, I've asked him if he wants to come laning with me, he says he will but as long as there's no risk of scratches!!

I've a few lane's and fords planned for him, and he's up for it so all's good there!

I've seena D3 and a new Range Rover on a play site once too, even with road tyres they are very capable!
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Re: New LR owners....do you think they go offroad?
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2010, 15:09:41 »
I know someone not a million miles away that had a brand spanking new Range Rover, that had its fair share of stickers and off road scratches.
I also bumped into a bloke with a Volvo 4x4 thing and I asked what it was like off road, and the look i got was worth its weight in gold.

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Re: New LR owners....do you think they go offroad?
« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2010, 15:12:23 »
There is a disco 3 round the corner from me and it definately gets used off road, a couple of time I have gone past and it looked like it been hit by an enormous mud bomb  :shock:
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Re: New LR owners....do you think they go offroad?
« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2010, 16:04:47 »
Not Land Rover, but my father-in-law's BMW X5 goes off road.......






When he fails to negotiate his driveway and puts 2 wheels on the lawn  :lol: :lol:
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Re: New LR owners....do you think they go offroad?
« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2010, 16:29:01 »
I remember turning up to marshal at the Welsh Hill Rally and there was a guy with a brand new RR HSE, he followed me everywhere I went almost!! He was on standard road tyres and I was on muds!!

The only place he balked was when I headed off down a fire break :twisted:
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Re: New LR owners....do you think they go offroad?
« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2010, 16:56:04 »
Cracking photos Thrasher, just goes to prove not everyone is so precious about their new cars, check out the galleries on the disco site or FFRR and RRS and you will see people laning and at pay and play  :lol:
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Re: New LR owners....do you think they go offroad?
« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2010, 18:14:45 »
Quote from: Mark Y on March 12, 2010, 16:56:04
Cracking photos Thrasher, just goes to prove not everyone is so precious about their new cars, check out the galleries on the disco site or FFRR and RRS and you will see people laning and at pay and play  :lol:

photos? i don't see photos?
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Re: New LR owners....do you think they go offroad?
« Reply #12 on: March 13, 2010, 09:38:10 »
Admittedly it was a few years ago, but this is the newest motor I have seen at a PaynPlay, it was three months out of the factory on an 07 plate and didn't do too badly until this point.
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Re: New LR owners....do you think they go offroad?
« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2010, 10:30:02 »
We came across this at Hill and Ditch a while ago, the guy was happy for us to cover his car with rooster tails while we where in 2wd ..great fun and the guy thought it was hilarious  :lol:




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Re: New LR owners....do you think they go offroad?
« Reply #14 on: March 14, 2010, 15:54:33 »
My brother has taken his RR Supercharged laning with me across The Plain and also Pay and Play days. So, I guess the answer would be yes.
Saying that, I was astounded when Iwas speaking with our Black Rat, sorry, Traffic dept bods the other day. They have been told not to take their X5's off road in case they get stuck! Why get them in the first place?

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Re: New LR owners....do you think they go offroad?
« Reply #15 on: March 16, 2010, 00:49:36 »
Having off roaded a brand new X5 I can understand why they have been told not to off road them, it's expensive calling for recovery when they are stuck (which is often) :grin:, awsome onroad though  :angel:
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Re: New LR owners....do you think they go offroad?
« Reply #16 on: March 16, 2010, 02:55:53 »
My mates D3 has it's fair share of scratches  :lol:





These were taken a couple of years back in Germany  :dance:
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Re: New LR owners....do you think they go offroad?
« Reply #17 on: March 16, 2010, 11:15:02 »
Quote from: Mark Y on March 16, 2010, 00:49:36
Having off roaded a brand new X5 I can understand why they have been told not to off road them, it's expensive calling for recovery when they are stuck (which is often) :grin:, awsome onroad though  :angel:

Not just that - I remember reading a bit in one of the magazines when the X5 came out. Apparently their photographer had been asked to go and get some publicity shots of the X5, and being a 4x4 enthusiast he'd taken the chance to have a good nose around it. There were no proper front recovery points whatsoever!  :lol:
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Re: New LR owners....do you think they go offroad?
« Reply #18 on: March 16, 2010, 12:19:49 »
Didnt Charlie Boreman use a BMW on his Dakar attempt when he broke his wrist? it was a bit prepped though  :lol:
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Re: New LR owners....do you think they go offroad?
« Reply #19 on: March 16, 2010, 16:48:57 »
Three years ago i took my daughter and mates extra camping gear and food to the Download festival early in the morning in my kitted out Disco. and was asked by Leicestershire police to pull out thier X5's as they were well and truly stuck. Got me free tickets for the weekend :)
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Re: New LR owners....do you think they go offroad?
« Reply #20 on: March 16, 2010, 18:07:06 »
Quote from: andyhubbard on March 16, 2010, 16:48:57
Three years ago i took my daughter and mates extra camping gear and food to the Download festival early in the morning in my kitted out Disco. and was asked by Leicestershire police to pull out thier X5's as they were well and truly stuck. Got me free tickets for the weekend :)

If they'd stuck to buying the green oval as they used to do, their D3's or Range Rover's wouldn't have needed your help.
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Re: New LR owners....do you think they go offroad?
« Reply #21 on: March 17, 2010, 00:36:37 »
Watch this, it has been verified as legit and no trick filming etc  :shock:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STt7DmJeeVc
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Re: New LR owners....do you think they go offroad?
« Reply #22 on: March 17, 2010, 15:36:30 »
I think road tyres are better than mud patterns for rocky stuff. Certainly my Insa Dakars are nothing like as good on smooth slippery rock as my old BFG A/Ts were.

Tyre choice is everything. I've seen a D3 going nowhere in mud with all four wheels turning slowly (and an experienced 4x4 driver behind the wheel) while my D1 on BFG A/Ts was going everywhere, albeit with some unplanned drifting moments. The same vehicle a month later with better tyres was handling everything the driver could point it at.
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Re: New LR owners....do you think they go offroad?
« Reply #23 on: March 17, 2010, 23:09:04 »
Quote from: andyhubbard on March 16, 2010, 16:48:57
Three years ago i took my daughter and mates extra camping gear and food to the Download festival early in the morning in my kitted out Disco. and was asked by Leicestershire police to pull out thier X5's as they were well and truly stuck. Got me free tickets for the weekend :)

Bollix...bought ticket for this years download... :twisted:...
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Re: New LR owners....do you think they go offroad?
« Reply #24 on: March 17, 2010, 23:14:56 »
Quote from: Bishops Finger on March 17, 2010, 23:09:04
Quote from: andyhubbard on March 16, 2010, 16:48:57
Three years ago i took my daughter and mates extra camping gear and food to the Download festival early in the morning in my kitted out Disco. and was asked by Leicestershire police to pull out thier X5's as they were well and truly stuck. Got me free tickets for the weekend :)

Bollix...bought ticket for this years download... :twisted:...

As for the Disco 3 Crawling pics....very cool
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Re: New LR owners....do you think they go offroad?
« Reply #25 on: March 18, 2010, 11:51:05 »
Yes, very good Disco crawling video, Iv seen the show demos they do a Goodwood FOS etc and its amusing watching the new "bling" rangies doing thier thing on the twist ramps etc (and impressive)

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